Chowdary Surname

25,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Chowdary Surname Definition:

Chowdhury, one of the most common surnames in the world, originates from the time of the Mughal (Persian) Empire, which ruled over much of what is now India and Pakistan. Initially it was a title bestowed on nobility who were given privileges and obligations to those of higher station.

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Chowdary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India17,4781:43,8873,060
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United States3641:995,76673,638
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
England1541:361,80625,827
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Australia661:409,02632,879
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
China181:75,962,3094,162
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Oman121:307,3314,704
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Chowdary (1,157) may also be a first name.

Chowdary Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chowdhury, one of the most common surnames in the world, originates from the time of the Mughal (Persian) Empire, which ruled over much of what is now India and Pakistan. Initially it was a title bestowed on nobility who were given privileges and obligations to those of higher station. The title is somewhat comparable to the English squire. It is derived from two Sanskirt words: catus (चतुस्) - four times and dhuriya (धुरीय) - charged with important duties. Thus, it means: one charged with four important duties.

However, most bearers of the Chowdhury name are not descendants of Mughal Chowdhury. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the name was adopted en masse, likely by those wanting to drape themselves in importance in a rigid caste system. This trend appears to have occurred upon migration and immigration, as there would be no one to dispute the adopters' status.

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Chowdary Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chowdary Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chowdary (Oriya: ୱିନୟ) is found most in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chowdary click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chowdary? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,857th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 350,060 people. The last name Chowdary is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chowdary reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 233,698th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,157 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 17,478 people, or 1 in 43,887. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 53 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Karnataka, where 5 percent are found. Apart from India Chowdary occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Chowdary Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chowdary surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Chowdary earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowdhary9422,827/
Chowdaury9456/
Chouwdary9418/
Chowhdary9411/
Chowdahry947/
Chowdaray947/
Chowdaary944/
Chowdarey944/
Chowdariy943/
Schowdary941/
Chowdeary940/
Cowdary938/
Chowdhaury8972/
Chouwdhary8961/
Chowdhariy8910/
Chowdharry897/
Choowdhary896/
Chowdharuy896/
Chowdharay895/
Chowdharey894/
Chowdhaary894/
Chowddhary892/
Chowdahary891/
Chhowdhary891/
Chowdheary891/
Choiwdhary890/
Chowdhaery890/
Chowwdhary890/
Chowdari882,752/
Chowdory881,819/
Chawdary8887/
Chowdery8864/
Chowdare8810/
Chowdara888/
Cowdhary884/
Chovdary883/
Khowdary882/
Cahwdary881/
Howdhary881/
Cowdaury881/
Chuwdary880/
Chouwdharey841/
Chowdhory825,630/
Chowdhari822,158/
Chawdhary82846/
Chowdhery82441/
Chuwdhary8232/
Chowdoury8214/
Chowdhare8211/
Chovdhary828/
Chowdauri828/
Chobdhary824/
Chowdahri823/
Chowdhara823/
Showdhary823/
Chowdarai822/
Chawdaury821/
Chouwdari821/
Chowdarii821/
Chowdarri821/
Chowdehry821/
Chowdeury821/
Chowdgari821/
Choewdari821/
Choowdari821/
Chowdorry821/
Cowdhaury821/
Chowhdory820/
Chewdhary820/
Sowdary8010/
Cowdari805/
Chowdhoury781,454/
Chowdhoory7878/
Chowdhuiry787/
Chouwdhari786/
Chowdhauri784/
Chawdhaury784/
Chowdheury783/
Chowdahari781/
Chouwdhory781/
Chowdhaari781/
Choiwdhory781/
Chowdhuory781/
Chowwdhery781/
Chowdharie780/
Chowdharee780/
Chouwdhery780/
Chowddhari780/
Chowdharii780/
Chowdharui780/
Chowdhoray780/
Chuowdhari780/
Chawdari7572/
Cawdeary7530/
Sowdhary759/
Chobdari757/
Chawdery757/
Chavdary756/
Chowdori755/
Chawdory754/
Chowderi753/
Chovdari752/
Cahwdari751/
Chowdere751/
Chawdare751/
Showdari751/
Chewdery751/
Chouwdhoury741/
Chawdhari71375/
Chowdhori7174/
Chavdhary7149/
Chovdhari7132/
Chuwdhari7126/
Chawdhery7116/
Choobdari7112/
Chowdoori717/
Chowdheri716/
Chawdhory716/
Chawdoury715/
Choubdari713/
Chobdhari713/
Chovdahri711/
Chowdhere711/
Chawdhare711/
Chowhderi711/
Chuwdhory711/
Chowdouri710/
Chowduori710/
Hobdari6775/
Sowdari6749/
Chhovdhari6710/
Sowdara676/
Chowdhuiri673/
Chawdhoury673/
Chowdhouri671/
Cawdari671/
Choufdhari671/
Chauvdhary671/
Chavdharey671/
Covdari671/
Sowdare671/
Chowdohrie670/
Chawdhauri670/

Chowdary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chowdary in the Oriya language
ୱିନୟwinaya-

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